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How Guinea’s mineral wealth can be used to benefit ordinary people: here’s a to-do list

How Guinea’s mineral wealth can be used to benefit ordinary people: here’s a to-do list: A man walks on rail track near the bauxite factory of Guinea's largest mining firm, Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee (CBG), at Kamsar, north of the capital Conakry. Photo by Georges Gobet/AFP via Getty Images Guinea is one of the …

Mory Kanté, Guinea’s hero, found new ways of playing the old music

Mory Kanté, Guinea’s hero, found new ways of playing the old music: Pedro Ruiz/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images Guinea is in mourning. Mory Kanté, who passed away from chronic health problems at 70, was one of Africa’s most influential and legendary artists of the late 20th century. He was best known for his 1987 dance hit Yéké Yéké, …